Word of the Day 05/30/21 Phlegmatic
Phlegmatic (adjective)
phleg·mat·ic [fleg-mat-ik] (Pronunciation) (previously 07-15-13)
adjective
1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. self-possessed, calm, or composed.
3. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.
Also phleg·mat·i·cal [fleg-mat-i-kuhl] .
OTHER WORDS FROM PHLEGMATIC
phleg·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
phleg·mat·i·cal·ness, phleg·mat·ic·ness, noun
un·phleg·mat·ic, adjective
un·phleg·mat·i·cal, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PHLEGMATIC
apathetic, blah, cold, cool, deadpan, disinterested, dispassionate, dull, emotionless, flat, frigid, groggy, indifferent, lethargic, lifeless, listless, passive, sluggish, unfeeling, unresponsive
SYNONYMS FOR PHLEGMATIC
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1. stoical, cool, cold, uninterested, dull, torpid.
2. cool, collected, unruffled, placid, quiet.
Origin: 1300–50; < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégma phlegm) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin, as above
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phleg·mat·ic [fleg-mat-ik] (Pronunciation) (previously 07-15-13)
adjective
1. not easily excited to action or display of emotion; apathetic; sluggish.
2. self-possessed, calm, or composed.
3. of the nature of or abounding in the humor phlegm.
Also phleg·mat·i·cal [fleg-mat-i-kuhl] .
OTHER WORDS FROM PHLEGMATIC
phleg·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
phleg·mat·i·cal·ness, phleg·mat·ic·ness, noun
un·phleg·mat·ic, adjective
un·phleg·mat·i·cal, adjective
WORDS RELATED TO PHLEGMATIC
apathetic, blah, cold, cool, deadpan, disinterested, dispassionate, dull, emotionless, flat, frigid, groggy, indifferent, lethargic, lifeless, listless, passive, sluggish, unfeeling, unresponsive
SYNONYMS FOR PHLEGMATIC
See more synonyms on Thesaurus.com
1. stoical, cool, cold, uninterested, dull, torpid.
2. cool, collected, unruffled, placid, quiet.
Origin: 1300–50; < Late Latin phlegmaticus < Greek phlegmatikós pertaining to phlegm, equivalent to phlegmat- (stem of phlégma phlegm) + -ikos -ic; replacing Middle English fleumatik < Middle French fleumatique < Late Latin, as above
Now YOU come up with a sentence (or fic? or graphic?) that best illustrates the word.